Can-filling machine



www 2 BRUN@ CAN FILLING MACHINE Filed Jan. 23, 1922 Jan. 5f 19m V1,522,413

CAN FILLING MACHINE Filed Jan, 23, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 6

J. EQLN CAN FILLING MACHmE Filed Jan. 23. 1922 jam 5 1925- 1,522,413

J. c. BRUN@ CAN FILLING MACHINE Filed Jan. 23. 192.2 4 Sheds-Sheet A..

Patented Jan. 6, 1925'.

UNITED STATES if F F l C E.

PATENT JOSEPH C. BRUN, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNGR; BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO JOHN-L. OSGOOD, OF BUFFALO, NEE-VV YRK.

CAN-FILLING MACHINE.

Application filed January 23, 1922.

To all whom t may may conce/rfa:

Be it known that l, Josnrrr C. BRUNO, a citizen ot the United States,residing` at utalo, in the County ot Eric and State ot' New York, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Can-Filling Machines, ofwhich the following is a speci- `tication. y

My invention relates to improvements in can-iilling machines, and moreparticularly to that type ot machine in which cans are tilled accordingto weight, each can receiving a. predetermined weight oit material.

One or" the objects ot my invention is the provision of an improvedycandilling inachine which is positive in action and highly sensitive sothat when 'the material being lilled into a can or other receptaclereaches the predetermined weight., the iiow ot the materia-l will bemechanically shutsott' without variation in weight in the various canslle'd.

Another object ot my invention is to provide a can-lling device ot thiskind 'from which the discharge ot the material with which cans or otherreceptacles are to be tilled may loe controlled either by hand or tootmanipulation.

A turther object ot my invention is the lprovision ot a machine ot' thiskind of comparatively tew parts, and which can he easily cleaned toremove any material adhering to the internal surfaces ot the wallsforming the conduits, chambers, or passages through which the materialis passed.

`With the simyo-mentioned and other objects in view. the inventionconsists in the .novelv features ot'con'struction, and in thearrangement and combination ot parts and devices to be hereinafterdescribed and more particularly pointed out in the suhioined claims.

ln the drawings Fig. 1 is a iront elevation ot the machine.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged 'front elevation of part ot the controlling`mechanism, showing part ot the operating handle broken away and showinga portion of the operating rod forming part ot the toot opeatingmechanism.

Fig. l is an enlarged substantially horizontal section taken on line 44, Fig.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 5 5, Fig. 2.

Serial No. 531,067.

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view or the adjustable scale platform.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line T T, Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the combined guide and stop member andadjacent parts.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged cross section taken on line 9 9, Fig. 3.

Fig. 10 is cross section taken on line io-io, Figi.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged vert-ical section taken on line 11 11. Fig. 2.

Fig. 12 is a horizontal section taken on liuc 12-12, Fig. 1.

Fig. 13 is ay detached perspective view ot a part of the trip lever.

Fig. let is a detached perspective view ot' the supporting bracketprovided for the trip lever and other movable parts ot the device.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 15 15, Fig. 25.

Fig. l5 is a detached perspective view ot the scale trame.

Fig. 17 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 17 1'T, Fig. 12,looking toward the lett.

Fig. 18 is a vertical section taken on line ia-is, Fig. 19.

Fig. 19 is a liront elevation of a portion ot the scale.

2O is a vertical section taken on line 20-20, Fig. 1, looking toward thelett.

Fig. 21 is a vertical section through the inlet valve ot the liquidstorage tank and adjacent parts directly connected therewith.

Fig. 22 a detached perspective vita' oi the detent arm.

Fig. S is a detached perspective view ot the lower end portion of thevalve rod within the liquid storage tank.

Fig. 24 is an enlarged vertical section takenon line 24e-24s, Fig.

Fig. 25 is a central vertical section through a portion ot the liquidstorage tank.

Reference heing now had to the drawings in detail, like numerals reiferto like parts in the several ligures.

rFhe reference numeral 2G designates the main support or trame ot themachine, which comprises a base 27 cast to any desired torr and otsutlicicnt area to provide a solid 'toundation for all parts ot themachine carried by the upright 2S et said lill) support or frame. Thebase is formed with an upstanding socket 29 into which the lower end ofthe upright 28 is seated, and this upright preferably has its lowerportion cylindrical, as at 80, and its upper portion square, as at 31.

llVhile I have shown and prefer a solid upright with a` cylindricallower portion and a non-cylindrical upper portion on account of certainadvantages gained thereby, it is to be understood that the upright maybe formed hollow and if desired be differently shaped.

Projecting forward from the cylindrical portion of the upright 2S iswhat l term a scale-supporting bracket 32 and projecting forward fromthe square or non-cylin drical portion of said upright. is what I term a`valve-supporting racket 33. Each of these brackets comprises two exactcounterparts 34, each provided near each end with a transversedepression 35 on its inner surface, the depression in thescale-supporting bracket being semi-circular while .hose in thevalve-supporting bracket are V- shaped. The two counterparts or membersof the scale-supporting bracket are positioned at opposite sides of thecylindrical portion of the upright 28 with said upright entering bothsemi-circular depressions at the inner end of the bracket, and passingthrough the inner extremities ofthe two counterparts or members 34 ofsaid bracket is a clamping bolt 36.

A stud 37 depending from a scale frame 38 is fastened in the outer endof the scale-supporting bracket 32, the two semi-circular depressions atthe outer ends of the two members 34 thereof forming a circular openingto receive said stud, and a clamping bolt 39 is passed through the outerextremities of said members and thus clamps the scale frame in saidbracket. By sccurely tighteningT the nuts of the clamping bolts 3G and39, the scale-supporting bracket will be securely fastened to theupright 28 and the scale frame will be firmly clamped in position withinsaid bracket.

The scale frame comprises a longitudinal member 40 and a transversemember 4l midlength thereof, said transverse member extending fromopposite sides of the longin tudin al member and having upstanding lugs42 provided with V-shaped depressions 43 in their upper faces. Thisscale frame is preferably cast and at the points of said depressions hassteel or other hardened inserts 44 into which the pointed inner ends ofthe depressions extend. As a convenient means of providing hardenedbearing points at the inner ends of said depressions, circular openingsare bored through the upsta-nding lugs 42 and into these openings steelplugs are inserted, the ends of said plugs being iiush with the outeranl inner surfaces of said lugs. The V-shaped depressions are thenmachined into the lugs with the pointed lower ends of the depressionsformed in said steel plugs. At the outer extremities of the longitudinalmember of said scale frame, vertical openings 45 are formed into whichsupporting rods 46 are fastened by means of set screws 47 which arethreaded through the ends of said longitudinal member and bear againstsaid rod. rllhe lower ends of said supporting rods are provided orformed with enlargements 48 which rest upon the base 27 of the supportor frame or upon the floor. Thus the scale frame is supported at itsends and eenl trally between its ends.

49 designates the scale beam which has a central transverse member 50and end mem bers 51, 52, connected with said central transverse memberby arms 53. Passing transversely through said central transverse memberand fastened therein by a set screw 54 is a fulcrum member 55 havingopposite ends provided with downwardly directed V- shaped portions 56forn'iing knife edges which bear against the hardened plugs or inserts44 of the upstandiug lugs 42. Each of the end members 5], 52 has afulcrum member 57 fastened therein, and opposite ends of each of thesemembers is provided with upwardly-directed V-shaped portions 58 formingknife-edge fulcrum points.

59 designates a platform frame which comprises a hub portion (50 andfour diagonally-disposed or radial arms Gl extendlng outwardly from saidhub portion. The outer end of each of these arms is provided with avertical opening and through these openings, platform supporting rods G2depending from a can-supporting platform 63 are passed, said rods 62being adjustable within said openings and being held in any adjustedposition by means of set screws G4.

Extending outwardly from the hub portion of the platform frame andconnect ing the diagonally-disposed arms (il in pairs are two bearingmembers ($5 provided on their under sides with V-shaped depressions 66extending into steel or other hardened inserts 67, which are similar inform and applied in the same manner as the steel inserts 44 in the scaleframe. The upwardly directed V-shaped portions 58 of the fulcrum member57 serve as fulcrums for said platform frame, the knife edge bearings ofsaid fulerum member being in contact with the pointed inner ends of saidVshaped depressions.

A U-shaped casting- 68 is secured to the under side of the platformframe 59 and may be said to form part thereof. This casting has ears 69through which bolts 70 are passed that take into the under side of thehub portion G0 of said platform frame. The vertical members of theU-shaped por- Lil uns!

tions provided with notches 71 into which the ends of the fulcrunimembers 57 extend. the walls of said notches being, however, out ofContact with said fulcrum member so that the platform frame and thesupported platform are carried solely by the knife edged portions of thefulcrum member 57.

Threaded into the U-shaped casting 68 is a rod 72 which has a nut 78applied thereto bearing against the under side of said casting. This rodmay be adjusted within the castinO' and retained in any adjustedposition by said nut,

74 designates a weight table having a central depending boss 75 intowhich is threaded a screw stud 7 6 projecting upwardly from a cavity 77formed in a table support 78 having depending` lugs79.provided on theirunder sides with V-sliaped depressions 80 extending into steel or otherhardened inserts 81 which are also similar in form and applied in thesame manner as the steel inserts 44 in the scale frame. A U-shapedcasting 82 is secured to the under side of the table support 78 and maybe said to form part thereof. rlhis casting has ears 83 through whichbolts 84 are passed that take into the under side of the table support.The vertical members of the U-shaped casting 82 are provided at theirupper ends with notches 85 into which the ends of the cti-operatingfulcrun'i member 57 extend. Like the walls of. the notches 71, the wallsof these notches are also out of contactwith said fulcruinmember so thatthe table support, like the platform support. is carried solely by theknife edge portion ofthe fulcrum member.

Threaded into the U-shaped casting 82 is a rod 86 which has a nut 87applied thereto, said nut bearing against the-under side of saidcasting. The rod 86 is therefore ad,- justable within the casting andmay be retained in any adjusted position by said nut..

The scale frame 38 is provided at opposite ends and adjacent thevertical openings 45 with comparatively large openings 8S through whichthe rods 72 and 86 are passed, the lower ends of said rods beingbifurcated, as at 89, to receive the ends of a balance lever 90, saidends being pivotally secured within the biturcated ends of said rod andsaid balance lever being pivotally.

fastened within the lower end of the stud 87 of the scale frame 38, asat 91. The

weight table 74 is easily removable from the` table support 78, as it 1ssimply necessary to unscrew the` same from the screw stud 76. This willpermit shot 92 or other line balancing material to be placed within thecavity 77 of the table support and thus assure exact balance of thescale beam.

To prevent accidental removal ot' the scale frame from its bearings.angle-shaped retainers 93 are fastenedy to the outer side third bracket9G which extendsl `rearwardly from the support 2G.- The bracket 96supports a float-controlled tank 97'having an inlet pipe 98 throughwhich is passed the liquid to be lilled into cans or other containersfrom said tank, this liquid being supplied from a suitable storage tank(not shown) preferably arranged in a higher plane than the tank 97 sothat the liquid will be fed into saidl tank 97 by gravity.

Connectingv the combined valve and niechanism casing with thefloat-controlled tank 97 is a supply pipe 99 which includes flangedcoupling or other suitable litting 100 riveted or otherwise'securedtothe bottom of the wall of the tank 97. as at 101,

and into which said supply pipe is threaded:

Arranged in this supply pipe is a union 102 by means of which the casing95 can be conveniently disconnected from the tank 97 when it isdesiredto clean said casing. The supply pipe 99 is provided with a handvalve 103 whereby the flow of the liquid from the heat-controlled tankmay be shut off.

As clearly shown in Figs. 21 and 25, the float-controlled tank 97 hasits inlet pipe 98 connected to one of the walls thereof b v atlangefitting 104 which is riveted or otherwise fastened to said wall, andthreaded into said fitting from the interior of the tank is a' valvefitting 1.05 which comprises a cylindrical open-ended member 100ternally threaded along a portion of-its length 'for entrance into thetlange coupling or other {itting 104 and being provided adjacent saide-Xternally-threaded portion with al hexagonal or other wrench--applyingenlargement 107 b v means of which the valve fitting may be securelyfastened in place. Said cylindrical open-ended nieniber has a aisedvalve seat 108 at its inner end and the hexagonal enlargement 107 isprovided with an inwardly-directed arm 109 having an upstanding`terminal 110 to which a valvecontrolling lever 111 is pivotally secured,said lever having an upwardly and outwardly-curved projection or toe 112at its pivoted end which bears against a flat valve 113 pivotallysecured to the arm 109, as at 114. said valve havinga fiber or otherfacing 115 adapted to bear against thea'aised valve seat 108. The outerend of said lever is pivotally secured to the lower end of a link 110having pivotal connection at its upper end with a float 117, said loatbeing' Lil a hollow box-like member formed of metal and providedcentrally with a tube 11S which extends through said box-like niemberand projects both upwardly above the upper wall of said member anddownwardly below the lower wall thereof, said tube being securelysoldered or otherwise secured to said box-like member to render theinterior of said member air-tight.

Extending transversely through the lupper projecting end of the tube 11Sare small tubes 119 which' are alined and soldered or otherwise fastenedat their outer ends in openings formed in said tube 118, as best shownin Fig. 15. The alined tubes 119 are separated at their inner ends andbetween the same the upper end of the link 116 is adapted to bepositioned, said link having a plurality of spaced pivot holes 120, anyone of which is adapted to be brought into registration with said smalltubes. Through said tubes 119 and the registering pivot hole of saidlink, a pivot pin 121 is passed, said pin projecting beyond the outerends of said tubes 119 and having cotter pins 122 passed therethrough tohold the parts in position. The float is therefore adjustable on thelink 116, as it is simply necessary, in order to adjust the same, toremove the pivot pin 121 and lower or raise the float, as the case maybe, to bring a different pivot hole in the link 116 into registrationwith the small alined tubes 119. These tubes provide extended bearingsfor the pivot pin 121 and also maintain the link 116 in outwardposition. For convenience in adjusting the float on the link I haveprovided means for retaining the link in vertical position, and for thispurpose have riveted to opposite sides of the link, flat springs 123,which normally have their free lower ends curved outwardly, and saidfree lower ends are provided with pivot holes 124 which register with apivot hole 125 'in the link 116. The lower end of said link with thesprings pressed inwardly against the same are inserted within thebifurcated portion of a coupling or other fitting 126 secured to thcouter end of the valve controlling lever 111, a pivot pin 127 beingpassed through said fitting and through the springs and link. Thesprings tend to exert pressure outwardly against the inner surfaces ofthe bifurcated portion of said fitting and thus retain the link in anyposition it may be placed` yet allow free action of the lever when thefloat secured to the upper end of the link rises or lowers. F orconvenience in adjusting the float on the link, the upper end of thefloat-controlled tank 97 is open and thereforel access may be easily hadto the pivot by means of which the float is connected to the link. Inorder to prevent dust and dirt entering the float-controlled chamber,the upper open end thereof is closed with a cover 128.

When starting the machine in operation, the weight of the float willcause it to lower, with the result that the valve'113 will be open. Now,when feeding liquid into the float-controlled chamber, the level thereofwill gradually rise until it reaches a height sufficient to support thefloat, whereupon said float will gradually rise with the rising liquid,and when it reaches a predetermined high level in accordance with theadjustment of the float on the link 116, the flat valve 113 will closeagainst the valve seat` 10S, thereby shutting oit' the flow of liquidinto said tank. It is, however, apparent that the liquid is free to flowinto the combined valve and mechanism casing 95, except when the handvalve 103 is closed. The discharge of liquid from the combined valve andmechanism casing will be controlled by mechanism to be presentlydescribed. Y

Then the level of the liquid within said tank lowers, the fioat willdescend and cause the valve-controlling lever 111 to swing on its pivot,with the result that the flat valve 113 will swing into open position,by reason of the pressure of the liquid behind the valve overcoming thatof the liquid within the tank, the open position of the valve beingindicated by dotted lines in F ig. 21.

The float-controlled tank 97, as stated, is 'i supported by the upright28, but as the point of attachment of said tank to said upright is atthe front of the tank, I provide additional supports 129 at each side,these additional supports being in the form of upright bars secured attheir lower ends to upstanding lugs 130 on the base 27 and passingthrough loops 131 on the bracket 96, said loops having set screws 132 bymeans of which the float-controlled tank 97 may be secured at anydesired point along said additional supports. In this manner the weightof the float-controlled tank and its contents is not solely supported bythe upright which would cause a slight bending of Isaid upright andconsequently create more or less binding of certain of the movingpartsof the machine.

The combined valve` and mechanism casing 95 has a horizontal conduit133, to one end of which the supply pipe 99 is connected, the other endof said horizontal conduit opening into a vertical conduit 184:projecting a short distance beneath said horizontal conduit, as at 135,and a considerable distance thereabove, as at 136. The upper end of saidvertical conduit is closed, while the lower end thereof is open andinternally threaded. 'I`he square stud 94, hereinbefore referred to, ispreferably arranged at the inlet end of the casing 95, as best shown inFig. 1l, and at said end the horizontal conduit 133 is substantiallyspherical in formation with an opening 137 at one side thereof which isinternally threaded to receive a shaft bearing lill) llt) 13S formingaart oit a stutling bonv 135. In said shaft bearing,'a rock shaft 140 isar` ranged tor' rocking movement, said rock shaft extending inwardlyinto the spherical portion ot said horizontal conduit and outwardlythrough said stutllng box. Said roch shaft 140 is provided with anannular groove 141 into which the end of a set screw 142 is entered,said set screw being passed through the wall ot' said shatt bearing andpermitting rocking movement ot said shatt within its bearing butpreifenting lengthwise movement thereof.

Fastened to the inner end ot the rock shaft 14() within said horizontalconduit is one end ot a valve-actuating lever 143 terminating at itsother end within the vertical conduit 134 in the 'torni ot a hook 144.Threaded into the lower end of the vertical conduit 184 is a combinednozzle and valveseat 145, the exterior ot which has a polygonal flange146 formed thereon so that it can be easily removed and replaced withanother of smaller or larger' size.y as may be found desirable. Theportion oit' said nozzle below said flange is adapted to be shaped toconveniently enter the lilling openings ot the cans to be lilled,depending more or less on the size or' the openingl within the can andin some cases on the Jformation of said opening.

For purposes of illustration 1 have shown a can in dotted lines in Fig.1, as at 147, but in this instance the lower end of the nozzleterminates above the filling opening ot the can7 as such a position maybe found desirable when filling cans with certain kinds ot material.

The interiork diameter of the nozzle at its lowerl end is of a size thatit will eed into the cans to be lilled without` any portion ot theliquid coming in contact with the tops ot' the can or other receptacle.

lithin the vertical conduit 134, with which may be included the interioro1 the combined nozzle and valve seat 145, is a shut-ott or`tlow-controlling valve 148 adapted for vertical movement, said valvebeing shaped to conform to the interior ot the nozzle so that whenseated against the inner surface ot the nozzle it will ettectually closethe same and prevent feeding ot the liquid therethrough. This valve isprovided with a socket 149 at its upper. end into which is looselylitted the lower end or a stud 150, said stud being pivotally securedwithin said socket by a pivot pin 151 so that the valve will be able toadjust itselt to its seat within said nozzle. The upper end ot said studis threaded into a loop 152 which has the lower end ot' a rod 153threaded into its upper end, said vrod extending upwardly into thevertical conduit 184 and having a weight 154 secured thereto. Thatportion above the horizontal conduit may be termed an air chamber and inthis an' chamber the ,weight 154 and rod 153 are positioned.

rl`he inner walls of the loop 152 are rounded, as at 155, and into theopening oit said loop the hook end 144 ot the valve actuating lever 143is positioned.

Controlling mechanism is arranged between Ythe outer end ot the rockshait 146 a nd the weight table T4 ot' the scale, and ttor the purposeof properly supporting-this controlling mechanism 1 secure a hanger 156to the shaft-bearing 138, which bearing may be said to t'orm parl o'tthe combined valve and mechanism casing 95. This hanger comprises a hub157 which has an axial opening 15S therein and a pair orI spaced lugs159 extending' upwardly therc'trom; said hub being split trom saidopening outwardly to the space between said lues so as to torni acontractable hub and 'tor this purpose a clamping bolt 160 is passedthrough one of said lugs and threaded into the other. rlhis arrangementpermits the hanger 156 to be adjusted lengthwise on the shat't bearing13S.

Projecting Ytrom said hul.) 154 are two arms 161, 162 arranged indiverging lines. These arms have at their outer or lower ends,laterally-extending bosses 163, 164, respectively.

Secured to the top of the combined valve and mechanism casing is acombined guide and stop member 165, which projects forwardly, and at itsfront end has a guide boss 166 through which a vertically-movableoperating rod 167 is passed, said rod forming part ot 'foot-operatingmechanism and having a litter or actuating member 168adjustable.'thereon. The lower end of said rod passes through a guidebracket 169 secured. to the base 2.7.and at said lower end is threadedinto a forked fitting 170 pivotally connected to the inner end of a tootlever 171, said toot lever' being pivotally secured at a point betweenits ends between upstanding lugs 172 and having a treadle 173 at itsouter end. Between the torked litting 170 and the portion ot the guidebracket 169 through which said operating rod 167 passes, a spiral spring174 is arranged, said spring surrounding said rod and bearing with itsupper end against said guide bracket and with its lower end against saidfitting to keep the inner end of said toot lever 171 depressed and theoperating rod 167 lowered.

The lifter or actuator member 163 com prises a body portion 175 having avertical opening' through which the operating rod 16T is passed, saidbody portion being split from said opening to one end of said bodjvportion, and through this split part a clampingbolt 17 6 is passed whichserves to tasten the lifter or actuator member' lirmly to aid lit) rodat any point desired. Fastened to said body portion is anupwardly-swinging trip dog 177 having an upwardly-and-outwardly inclinedsurface 178 and a substantially flat horizontal surface 179 againstwhich one end of a spring 180 bears, which spring is secured to the bodyportion of said lifter or actuator member, as at 181, and serves toretain said dog in its lowered posi tion.

Fastened to the outer end of the rock shaft 140 is a detent arm 182,from which a hand operating lever 183 extends, said lever extending fromsaid arm at a point adjacent the attachment of said arm to said rockshaft. Said hand operating lever 183 has an outwardly-extending tripstud 184 adjustably secured thereto, and for this purpose said lever isprovided with a longitudinal slot 185 in which said stud is movablysecured in any approved manner. rI he outer or actuating end of saidtrip stud is substantially V-shape in cross section, with the edge orpoint thereof directed toward said detent arm. The spring-retained tripdog 177 is adapted to engage the under side of the trip stud 184 whenthe operating rod 167 is elevated by the foot iever 171. This trip dogis adapted to elevate the hand operating lever 183 and after elevatingthe same to a certain angle, namely that shown in full lines in Fig. 3,said trip dog is adapted to pass beyond and above said trip stud.

lVhen releasing the foot lever 171, the spiral spring 174 causes theoperating rod 167 to lower, whereupon the upwardlyand outwardly inclinedor beveled surface 178 of the trip dog will engage the upper inclined'tace of the trip stud 184 and be swung on its pivo-t so that it willpass idly over the pointed edge of said trip stud and heneath the samewithout in any manner effecting the hand operating lever 183,

It is apparent therefore from the foregoing, that the mechanism may beactuated either by hand or by foot, and that the foot operatingmechanism causes operation of the niaehine through the medium of thehand operating lever 183; the parts, however. being so arranged thatsaid hand operating lever may be operated without causing movement ofthe -foot operating mechanism, or any part thereof.

t The combined guide and stop member 165 1s provided with an adjustablestop bolt 186 which is threaded upwardly through the outer end of Saidguide and stop member at one side of the `guide boss 166 thereofI andretained in any adjusted position b v means of a jamb nut 187, which isthreaded onto said bolt and bears against the under side of said guideand stop member. The head of said bolt 186 is adapted to he engaged hvthe hand operating lever 183 and limits the upward movement thereof, andin order that the spring-pressed trip dog 177 will pass upward y beyondthe trip stud 184 at the instant that the hand operating lever engagesthe stop bolt 186, said bolt is adjusted to the exact point allowingsuch action by moving it along the longitudinal slot 185.

The detent arm 182 is provided at its lower end with an elongated detentshoe 188 having a hardened contact portion 189 on its under side at oneend thereof. 190 designates a supporting member formed of sheet metaland having a vertically-disposed portion 191 and a horizontally-disposedportion 192 extending forwardly from the lower edge of saidvertically-disposed portion, said vertically-disposed portion having aforwardly-extending stop lng 193 thereon and at opposite ends it isprovided with bolt holes 194, 195. Through the bolt hole 194 a bolt 196is passed, which is threaded into the boss 163, thus securely fasteningone end of said supporting member to the hanger 156. A bolt 197 isthreaded into the other boss 164 and surrounding it is a spacing sleeve198, said bolt 197 having an inwardly-facing shoulder 199 which bearsagainst the outer end of Said spacing sleeve. while the inner endthereof bears against the outer face of the vertically-disposed portion191 of the supporting member 190.

200 designates a detent lever pivotally secured at one end by said bolt197, said lever being retained in position on the enlarged portion ofsaid bolt between the outer end of said spacing sleeve 198 and the headof said bolt. Said detent lever extends from its pivotal point directlyover the horizontally-disposed portion 192 of the supporting member 190and is held in elevated position by a spring 201 secured with one end tosaid horizontally-disposed portion and bearing with its other or freeend against the under side of said lever.

The detent lever comprises what may be termed a hub portion 202, whichis provided with a threaded bore 203 into which one end of a lengtheningrod 204 is threaded, said rod having its other end threaded into theouter or main portion 205 of said lever. Bearing against what I havetermed the hub portion ot.' the lever is a detent platr 206, which hasan upwardly l'nfojecting portion and which is held against said hubportion by a nut 207 threaded onto the lengthening rod 204. said detentplate having a beveled edge 208 and the upwardly projecting portionthereof being adapted to engage the hardened contact portion 189 of thedetent shoe 188.

Fastened in a bolt hole 209 in the vertically-disposed portion 191 ofthe supporting member 190 is a pivot bolt 210, which has a reducedthreaded end providing a Shoulder adapted to bear against the outer sideof said vertically-disposed portion 191, while a nut is threaded ontosaid reduced portion and bears aga-inst the inner side of saidvertically-disposed portion 191 so as to lirmly secure said bolt inplace. Between the head of said bolt and a wasl'ier 211 which surroundssaid bolt and bears against the outer side of said vertically-disposedportion 191 is arranged rfor swinging movement a trip lever 212, whichis partly in the forni of a bar 213 of rectangular formation and partlyin the form of al rod 21a which is threaded into said bar and extendslaterally therefrom. The rod portion of said trip lever is in contactwith the saddle-like bearing;` member 215 of a vertically-disposed triprod 216. `Said trip rod is adiustably secured tothe table support .78 ofthe scale, as at 217 so that it may loe adjusted vertically to assureproper actuation of the trip lever 212.

The trip lever has the pivot holt 210 passed through its rectangularportion near the secured end'of therod 21-1 forming part thereof and itis closer to one end than the other so that the trip lever may be saidto have a short arm and a long` arm.

llt is to be noted that the outer end of the detent lever 200 isprovided with an adjustable bolt 218, the head of which is provided witha rounded contact portion 219, which bears against the under side of acontact plate or arm 220 extending' forwardly from the short arm of saidtrip lever. Said bolt is adjustably threaded through the detent lever200 and has a unt 221 threaded thereon which bears against the underside of said detent lever and retains the bolt at the desiredadjustment. The upward movenent of the trip rod 216 is thereforeimparted tothe detent lever 200 through the medium ofthe trip lever 212,causing said detent Vlever to be depressed against the action ofthespring` 201. lllhen, therefore, the detent lever is depressed thepointed upper end of the detent plate 206 will become disengaged fromthe detent shoe 188, which will permit the shut-off of flow-controllingvalve 141-8 to close aga-.inst its seat within the nozzle 1115, due tothe fact that the weight 154 within the air chamber of the casingwillact to depress the valve-actnatinglever 143 and cause the rock shaft1510 to roch; said shaft in turn swinging` the detent arm 182 to theright in l? 1. such action of said arm being assured by reason of thefact that on the hand operatiina` lever 188 a weight 222 is adjust-ablyheld, said weight being movable toward and from the detent arm andbeing,` retained in any adjusted position by a set screw 228, orotherwise. The degree of contact or bite which the detent plate 206takes vagainstthe detent shoe may be roverned toa nicety hy"adjiustiiug`the bolt 218.

By means of the provision made for shortening or lengthening the detentlever, and by reason of the adjustment of the bolt 218 in said lever, a.very sensitive action is secured between the detent arm,and moreparticularly the shoe thereof, and the detentlever when the trip leveris actuated by the trip rod 216 and assurance is had that every canbeing' iilled will have the exact weight of all othc.' cans fille-ilwith the same material.

The hand operatingl lever 188 bears against the adjustable stop bolt 186when in elevated position, which holt limits the opening' movement ofthe shut-ofi' or flowcontrollingl ,f'alve 1- i and also limits the 'angeof movement of the detent arm 182 in one direction. lilith a supply ofliquid stored in the doa-controlled tank 9'? the liquid is pas-'setLthrough the combined valve and mechanism casing' 95 of the machine andwhen the lef'el of the liquid lowers within the 'tank 9i' the valve 118therein will open and i uit an additional quantity of liquid to l tankfrom the inlet pipe (L until the proper level within the tanl; is againreached. which causes said valve to be closed by the lioat 11'? andparts between the same and said valve. ln this manner the liquid ismaintained at a constant level in the float-controlled tank 9'? and thepressure of the liquid passing` through the coinbined valve andmechanism casing' 95 is constant at all times. lfilhen the shut-oli orflow-controllingl valve 148 is in closed position within the nozzle 115,the flow of the liquid is stopped. lllheu, however, the inachine is notin use the hand valve 108 is closed. 1When the hand valve 108 is openedand the shut-oil' or dow-controlling' lvalve 141-8 is closed, themachine is in condition for operation.

The operation of the device is as follows:

A can or other receptacle to be filled is placed upon the platform 623of the scale, this platform having' heen previously udj usted verticallyto bring the iilling opening;l of the can or receptacle thereon directlyunderneath and in close proximity to the discharge opening of the nozzlelil-. Assuming' the can to hold a pound of liquid when filled, a onepound weight is placed upon the weight table of the scale. with theshutoilI or flow-controlling valve l-ill closed against its seat withinthe nozzle the hand oiierating lever 183 is in the position shown indotted lines in l? 5, the detent arm 182 with its shoe. the detent lever200. and the trip lever 212 Being' also in the positions shown in dottedlines in said ligure. `When a can or other receptacle placed on theplatform of the scale and a proper eountervfieht placed upon the weighttable il, the hand operating lever is swung' upwardly by grasping theouter end of the same or by actuating the same through the medium of thefoot lever 171. This will cause the detent arm 182 to swing fiom theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 to that shown in full lines soas to bring` the outer end of the shoe thereof in contact with thedetent plate 206, thereby retaining said hand operating lever and detentarm in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. Due to the detent armbeing secured to the rock shaft 140, the valve actuating lever 143Within the casing 95 will be elevated from the position shown in fulllines, thereby elevating the weight 154 and unseating the shut-off orflow-con: trolling valve 148 so that a free escape for the liquid isprovided through the nozzle 145. The liquid thereupon enters the can orreceptacle placed upon the platform 63 of the scale and the weightthereof gradually depresses said platform and elevates the weight table7 4 with the counterweight thereon, thereby causing the trip rod 216 tobe elevated, which in turn swings the trip lever 212 on its pivot andcauses depression of the short arm of said trip lever, the contact plateor arm 220 on said trip lever being at all times in contact with theadjustable bolt 218, therefore causing depression of the detent lever200 so as to disengage the detent plate 206 thereof from the end of thedetent shoe 188 at the lower end of the detent arm 182. This actionreleases the rock shaft 140 and the weight 154 surmounting the shut-olfor flow-controlling valve 148 and causes said valve and the valveactuating lever 143 connected with said valve 'to be depressed, therebyshutting oli? all liquid from the platform.

In order to position the cans or other receptacles to be filled inproper position underneath the nozzle 145, a can or receptacleguide-device is provided. This is formed of a piece of wire or rodmaterial doubled inidlength upon itself, as at 224,` Fig. (l, to providetwo parallel spaced parts 225, which have their outer ends inclinedoutwardly, as at 220, thus forming a flaring guide. for the cans orreceptacles. This guide is placed upon the can-receiving platform 0?,which is provided with a number of openings 22T arranged along one ormore marginal portions thereof. A thumb screw Yacts against the parallelparts 225, either directly or through a retainer piece, and is threadedinto any one of the openings 227, said thumb screw passing downwardlybetween said parallel parts and clamping the same in any position. liththe thumb screw passed between the parallel parts and loosened, theguide device is free to be swung into any position, using said .thumbScrew as a pivot or fulcrum point, or it maj.'v

be moved inwardly along a straight line so as to bring the thumb screwcloser to the flaring guide portion of the device, or farther from thesame, as may be desired.

An arrangement such as described permits adjustment of the guide devicelaterally or longitudinally, or an adjustment may be effected in which acombination of both lateral and longitudinal movement is included.Moreover, the flaring guide portion of the device may be positioned atany point on the platform, due to the provision made for securing theguide member at different points on the platform. Thus, a receptacleeither square, round, or oval of any cross-sectional measurements may bepositioned directly under the nozzle 145 of the machine so that saidnozzle will fit into or be positioned directly over the lling opening ofthe receptacle, regardless of the position on the can of said fillingopening. After once adjusting the guide to the filling opening of anycan, all cans of the same size and shape can be quickly placed upon theplatform and guide to position by moving them against the fia-ringmembers 226 of the guide with absolute assurance that the fillingopening will be directly underneath the nozzle and no loss of materialresult from the operation of the machine.

The detent mechanism may be referred to as holding or latching means,since it holds and latches the shut-olf or flow-controlling valve andassociated parts in open positions.

In its broadest sense, certain parts of my improved machine may be saidto constitute controlling mechanism, such mechanism including tripmechanism. detent mechanism, and parts between said detent mechanism andthe shut-oliii or iiow-controlling valve 148. The term coperatingmechanism when disassociated from the word foot is intended to mean allparts between the hand operating lever 183 and the shut-olf or flou'-controlling valve 148 or their equivalent, either with said handoperating lever or with foot operating mechanism, or both with hand andfoot operating mechanisms` and the term hand operating mechanism in theclaims hereto is intended to mean the hand operating lever 188 and partsconnecting said lever with the sluit-oill or How-controlling valve 148.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a can-fillingmachine, the combination of a supported scale, a supported casing in aplane above said scale having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, anormally closed valve for said liquid outlet, operating mechanism foropening said valve, trip mechanism connected to said operating mechanismand having connection with said scale, and detent mechanisn'i comprisingtwo movable CIK parts, one of said parts'b'eing connected with saidoperating mechanism and the other being adjustable with respect to saidiirstmentioned part and having a portion engaging said Erst-mentionedpart to retain said operating mechanism in actuated position, saidengaging portion being springretained, said trip mechanism being adaptedto release one of the parts of said detent mechanism trom the other partthereof and permit closing ot said valve and being actuated by saidscale.

2. In a can-filling machine, the combination of a casing having a liquidinlet and a liquid outlet, a normally closed valve tor said liquidoutlet, a bracket supported to said casing and having a pair ofdiverging arms provided at their outer ends with outstanding bosses, andcontrolling mechanism having a part thereof pivotally secured to theboss of one of said arms and a part thereof .pivotally supported adistance from the. pivot ot said iirst-mentioned part.

3. In a can-'filling machine, the combination With a scale, of a casinghaving a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a valve normally closingsaid' liquid outlet, hand operating mechanism including a hand lever toropening said valve, a bracket secured to said casing and provided with aguide opening, toot operating mechanism including a vertically7 movablerod guided in said guide opening and adapted for co-action with saidhand operating lever, detent mechanism co-acting with said handoperating mechanism to keep said valve open, and trip mechanism actu*ated by said scale and adapted tor co-action with said detent mechanism.

4i. In a candilling machine, the combination with a casing having aliquid inlet and a liquid outlet, of a normally closed valve for saidliquid outlet, operating mechanism tor opening said valve including ahand lever having a trip stud, foot operating mechanism including avertically movable rod and a trip dog on said rod adapted to engage saidtrip stud to cause actuation or' said hand lever in one direction, saidtrip dog riding idly over said hand lever upon the return movement or"said rod.

In a. Can-iilling machine, the combination ot a casing having a liquidinlet and a liquid outlet, a valve for closing said liquid outlet,mechanism for opening said valve including a hand operating lever havingan mi'tstanding trip stud, toot operating mechanisin including avertically movable rod having a trip device adjustable thereon includinga spring-pressed pivotally secured trip dog, said trip dog being adaptedto engage said trip stud to cause movement ot said hand operating leverin one direction and being adapted to ride idly over said trip stud uponthe return movement ot said rodo 6. In a canetilling machine, thecombina-- tionnivith a scale, or' a casing having a normallyclosed valvecontrolling the discharge ot liquid theretroni, a rock sliattoperatively connected with said valve and extending outwardly throughsaid casing, a detent arm secured to said roclr shaft, an operatinglever secured to said detent arm, a detent lever pivotally secured atone end and adapted :tor co-action with said detent arm, a trip `leverpivotally secured between its ends and adapted tor izo-action ivith saiddetent lever, and a trip rod secured to said scale and adapted toactuate said trip lever to cause actuation of said detent lever anddisengagement thereof from said detent arm.

7. In a can-lilling machine, the combination With a scale, ot a casinghaving a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a valve normally closing saidliquid outlet, a rock shaft journaled in one oit the Walls of saidcasing and extending inwardly and outwardly therefrom, an actuatinglever secured at one end to said shalft Within said casing and havingconnection 'with said valve, a. detent arm secured to the other end otsaid shaft Without said using, an operating lever extending from saiddetent arm, a detent lever having a detent plate adapted to engage saiddetent arm7 means tor retaining said detent lever in elevated positionand tor regulating such position, a trip lever en- Y 'd retaining means,and a trip rod secured to said scale and having its upper end in contactWith said trip lever.

S. In. a can-filling machine, detent mechanism comprising a pivoted4depending arm having a shoe at its lower end, a detent lever aivotallysecured at one end and having a portion engaging said shoe, a holtpassing through said detent lever, a spring exerting pressure againstsaid detent lever, a trip lever against which one end ot said boltbears,

9. In a can-,filling machine, the combination with a supporting member,ot a detent arm pivotally secured at its upper end and having a shoe atits lower end, a detent lever secured at one end to said supportingmember and having a part adapted to engage said shoe, a bolt passedadjust-ably through said detent lever, a spring secured to said supportand exerting its .torce against said 'detent lever, and a trip leveragainst which said bolt bears.

l0. In a can-.filling machine, the combination oit a bracket havingspaced outstanding bosses at its lower end, a. supporting member securedto said bosses and having an outstanding stop lug` thereon, a detent armpivotally secured at its upper end, a detent lever secured to saidsupporting member and to one o t the bosses ot said bracket andlia-vine4 a hub portion, a vertically-adjustable detent plate on saidhub portion and a cylindrical lengthening ro'd passing through saidplate and threaded into said hub portion, said plate being adapted tobite against the lower end of said detent arm, a bolt passing adjustablythrough said detent lever, a spring secured to said supporting memberand bearing with one end against the under side of said 4detent lever, atrip lever pivotally connected to said supporting member and having anoutstanding stop lug whose under side is engaged by the upper end ofsaid bolt, said trip lever being adapted to bear against the outstandingstop lug of said supporting member, and means for actuating said triplever and through the medium of said bolt and cause actuation of saiddetent lever to disengage said detent plate from said detent arm.

11. In a can-filling machine, the combination of a casing having ahorizontal conduit and a vertical conduit at one end of said horizontalconduit extending both above and below the latter, a nozzle removablysecured to the lower end of said vertical conduit, a valve adapted tofit into said nozzle and having a socket at its upper end, a studloosely7 pinned within said socket and extending upwardly therefrom,said stud having its upper end tlnrea'ded, a loop into the lower end ofwhich the threaded upper end of said stud is secured, a rod threadedinto the upper end of said loop, a weight secured to the upper end ofsaid rod, a rock shaft extending transversely therethrough thehorizontal conduit at the other' end thereof, and a valve actuatinglever within said horizontal conduit secured at one end to said shaftand having a hook at its other end extending through said loop.

12. In a can-filling machine, the combination With a support, a bracketextending from said support and comprising two exact counterpartsconnected together, said counterparts having depressions at each endforming openings through one of which said support is passed, and acombined valve and mechanism casing having a stud extending therefromand entered into the other opening or said bracket.

13. In a can-filling machine, a bracket formed of two counterpartsfastened together, each of the two counterparts having a semi-circulartransverse depression at its inner side near each end thereofco-operating with the semi-circular depression of the other of said twocounterparts to form a circular opening at each end of the bracket, ascale having a member provided with a stud adapted to lit into one ofsaid openings, and an upright having a cylindrical portion passedthrough the other of said circular openings, means for clamping one endof said bracket to said support, and means for clamping the stud of saidscale member into the opening at the other end of said bracket.

14. In a can-filling machine, a bracket formed of two counterpartsfastened t0- gether, each of the two counterparts having a V-shapeddepression at its inner side near one end thereof co-operating with theV- shaped depression of the other of said two counterparts to form aSquare opening at each end of the bracket, a combined valve andmechanism casing provided with a. square stud adapted to fit into one ofsaid square openings, and an upright havin a square portion passingthrough the ot er of said square openings, means for clampin one end ofsaid bracket to said support, an means for clamping the stud of saidcasin into the opening at the other end of sai bracket.

15. In a can-filling machine, the combination of a casing having valvecontrollin mechanism therein to govern the flow o liquid therethrough,detent mechanism connected to said valve controlling mechanism,automatic trip mechanism for releasing the detent. .mechanism andcontrolling mechanism including a hand operating lever extending fromsaid detent mechanism and having a longitudinal slot therein, a studadjustable in said slot, and a vertically-movable foot operated rodhaving a lifter thereon adapted for (zo-action with said stud.

1G. In a can-filling machine, valve operating mechanism including a handlever, a combined guide and stop member havin an adjustable stop elementthereon adapte to be engaged by said operating lever and a guide openingformed therethrough, and foot mechanism including a vertically-movablerod guided for movement in said guide opening.

17. The combination with a combined valve and mechanism casing having ashaft bearing extending therefrom, a rock shaft extending through saidshaft bearing, a two-armed bracket secured to said shaft bearing, adetent arm secured to said rock shaft, an operating lever extending fromsaid detent arm, a supporting member Secured to both arms of saidbracket and having a vertically-disposed portion provided with anoutstanding stop lug and a horizontally-disposed portion, a detent leversecured to said supporting member and to one arm of said bracket andhaving a detent arm and an adjustable element extending upwardlytherefrom near its outer end, a spring secured to thehorizontally-disposed portion of said supporting member exertingpressure against said detent lever, and a trip lever secured to thevertically-disposed portion of said supporting member and engaging saidoutstanding stop lug with its upper face and engaged by the adjustableelement of said detent lever at its under side.

18. In a can-filling machine, foot operating mechanism including avertically-mov- Ill) til)

`through Which said lengthen able rod, an actuator member on said rodcomprising a bodj,7 portion and an upwardly swinging spring-pressed tripdog having an inwardly and outwardly inclined surface and asubstantially flat horizontal surface, and a hand operating lever havinga stud thereon in the path of said dog, said stud being substantiallyil-shaped in cross section, said dog being adapted to engage the underside of said stud when said operating rod is elevated and to pass idlybeneath said stud when said rod is lowered.

19. In a can-lilling machine, the combination ot' a rock shaft, a detentarm on said rock shaft having a. detent slice at its lc-vfcr end, and adetent lever pivotally securec. and comprising a hub portion, alengthenin threaded into said hub portion, a uetent plate adapted toengage said detent shoe bearing against said hub portion and L, passed,a nut on said lengthening rod l i ing against said detent shoe and amain orion extending outwardly from said lengthening rod into which saidlengthening rod is threaded.

20. In a can-filling machine, the con'ibination With valve operatingmechanism, ot detent arm secured to a part or said mecha nism, a detentlever having a part thereoi engaging said detent arm, a trip leveradljacent said detent lever adapted to actu-ate the latter, and meansfor regulating the er tent of movement of said detent lever.

2l. ln a can-filling machine, the ce bination of a trip lever and adotant levez, one or" said levers having a contact elen adapted toengage the other and meals regulating the point of Contact oit saidconftact element 'with the lever in contact therewith.

22. ln a candilling machine, datent lever pivotally secured at one endand having a contact point at its other end, a trip lever pivotallysecured between its ends, and means embodied in the construction ot oneof said levers to lengthen or shorten the distance between the pivotthereof and Contact point.

23. ln a can-filling machine, the combination with a support, ci can' liling mecha nisrn carried by said support, a scale coi prising a scaleYlrame also carried by aan support, a scale beam tulcrumed on said scaletraine and having l'uleruin members` at its outer ends, a platformtraine carried by the fulcruin at one end et said scale beam. a tablesupport fulcrumed at the ther cud or' said scale beam and having tripinearul; adjustable thereon adapted i'iocause op. tion et said canvfilling mechanism to s cti the flow et liquid therefrom, a plat .ivertically adjustable on said platform frame. and a Weight table on saidtable supper 2li. In a can-tilling machine, the cbmbir 'cned into saidbracket, a uuiod on said traine, a ne end of said scale baui,

the other end ol' said scale bear to have cans or other receptacles tole Killed placed thereon.

can-flanc' n'iachine comprising an upright, a bracket secured to saidupright and extending therefrom, a liquid tanl; supported by saidbracket, loops at opt ite iass, can filling mechanism t, and :a scalealso carends of said bracket, upright supports fied by d by sar' beamulcrun'ied between its ends on said scale i ame, a platiorui carried byone end of said scale beam, and a. weight table carried by the other endthereof.

28. ln a can filling machine, a scale hava scale trame provided Withvertical y Y '-rgs at each end, a scale beam journaled i etween its endson said scale frame, a plat- .'forn'i traine carried by said scale beamat one end thereo, a rod extending doxvnxvarfflly therefrom through oneof the vertical openings in said scale trame, a Weight tal/le at theother end ot said scale beam, a rod ntending downwardly therefromthrough the other vertical opening of said scale l'ieam. and a balancelever pivotally secured lietiveen its ends and having opposite endssecured to the lower end of said rods.

in r machine, an upright, a bra -t e-ztending from said upright, a

scale ki a depending stud cen- 'tr-(dlg,Y between its ends fastened intothe outer end of .said bracket and irojecting beneath the saine, a scalebeam lulcrumed on said scale iframe, a balance lever pivotallv securedbetween its ends to the lower end oit lid stud` rods ext-endingupwardly, a plati' tulcriuned on one end oit' said scale ira having oneoit said rods secured and a weight table iulcrunied on the ud beam andlamine` the nei-cto, said balance lever en prv-orally connected 30. In acan-filling machine, the combination with an upright and a bracketsecured thereto and extendingr therefrom, of a seale frame having adependii'ig;l stud centrallyv between its ends fastened into saidbracket, said seale frame comprisii'ig a longitudinal me'niber and atransverse member midlength thereof and extending from opposite sides ofsaid longitudinal member, said transverse member having upstanding lugsprovided with V-shal'xed depressions vin their upper faces, a seale beamhaving a central transverse member, end members and arms oonneeting saideentral transverse member and end .nembei-S, a fulerum member passedthrough said central transrerse member having opposite ends providedwith downwardlv directed V-shaped portions fitting into the V-shapeddepressions of said scale frame, a platforn'i :fulerumed to one end ofsaid scale beam. and a weight table fiilerumed to the other end thereof.

3l. In a eairfilling maehine, the Combina tion with an upright and al'iraeket seeured thereto and extending therefrom. of a scale framehaving a depent'ling stud centrally between its ends fastened into saidbracket. said "':ale frame comprising' a longitudinal member andtransverse member midlength and extending from opposite sides thereof,said transverse member having upstanding lugs and hardened inserts insaid lugs and beine provided with V-shaped depressions in their upperfaeeu extending into said hardened inserts, a seale beam havingdownwardly-directed V-shaped portions forming knife edges which rest inthe extended portions of said depressions in the hardened inserts of theupstanding lugs on said scale frame, a platform at one end of said scalebeam. and a weight table at the other end thereof.

32. In a` ran-filling machine, a scale frame supported by a partthereof, a scale beam fulerumed midle'ngth on said scale frame, a weighttable at one end of said scale beam` a platform frame at the other endthereof eoi'nprising a hub portion and four diagonally-disposed armsextending,r outwardly from said hub portion and provided at their outerends with vertical openings, rods adj'ustably secured in said platformframe. and a platform seeured to the upper ends of said rods.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH C. BRUNO.

